James Doherty looks for a name on a half-size replica of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial on July 4 at Hastings on the Hudson, N.Y. The replica of the Washington, D.C., memorial has been on tour across the country for 30 years. Robert Deutsch, USA TODAY

People attend a ceremony at the replica of the Vietnam War memorial inHastings on the Hudson, N.Y. Robert Deutsch, USA TODAY

Steel poles hold up panels of the replica memorial. The replica includes the names of more than 58,000 servicemen and women who gave their lives in the Vietnam conflict. Robert Deutsch, USA TODAY

Aaron Gray, caretaker, driver and veteran, cleans the memorial wall before it opens to the public. Robert Deutsch, USA TODAY

Richard Pecci views the memorial. Robert Deutsch, USA TODAY

Christopher Uzzi snaps a photograph. Robert Deutsch, USA TODAY

Bernadette Meyer, who has a daughter doing second tour in the Middle East, takes a slow walk along the memorial. Robert Deutsch, USA TODAY